Fort Calhoun Unit 1

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02/17/2010: Pumps in an emergency water makeup system failed repeatedly over several years. The plant owner never identified the true cause of the failures, and therefore did not take the right steps to prevent their occurrence.

This information is from the Union of Concerned Scientists’ Nuclear Power Plants database, which catalogs safety issues at nuclear reactors across the United States. Access the database here >

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